A Revolutionary Style
Karl Stayley House living room (Weintraub 311)
"What we call organic architecture is no aesthetic nor cult nor fashion but an actual movement based on a profound idea of new integrity of human life wherein art, religion, and science are one: for and function seem as one, of such is democracy" Frank Lloyd Wright, 1953 (Baker, 144).
Frank Lloyd Wright used many elements in his designs. Organic architecture and the hanging cantilever were the two major design elements. Organic architecture evokes a feeling of harmony between the building, its environment, and inhabitants. The design must be derived from the environment around the building. The hanging cantilever (a large, overhanging, unsupported roof) is a horizontal structure for distributing force. This allowed Wright to create large overhangs.
Frank Lloyd Wright used many elements in his designs. Organic architecture and the hanging cantilever were the two major design elements. Organic architecture evokes a feeling of harmony between the building, its environment, and inhabitants. The design must be derived from the environment around the building. The hanging cantilever (a large, overhanging, unsupported roof) is a horizontal structure for distributing force. This allowed Wright to create large overhangs.